Overview

Presenting up-to-date empirical research on the subject of young people, housing and social policy in contemporary Britain, this book considers the issue of young people''s early housing histories in the context of a range of government policy initiatives aimed at the group. It offers a critique of aspects of social policy that specifically address the housing of young people.

Topics Covered

Young people leaving care

Young people in the parental home

Youth homelessness

Housing services for young people

Students in the private rented sector

Young owner occupiers

Housing benefit for the under 25s

Young single parent families

Young people and housing in rural areas

Social housing